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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Health.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In large cities in the late 1800s, what animals created massive amounts of pollution problems?
(a) Horses and chickens.
(b) Horses and cows.
(c) Pigs and horses.
(d) Chickens and pigs.

2. When was opium introduced?
(a) As early as 1862.
(b) 1845.
(c) In the 1850s.
(d) As early as 1840.

3. What was a major contributor to the contamination and disease in the wells in the late 19th century?
(a) Food left out.
(b) Typhoid epidemic.
(c) Misunderstanding of germs.
(d) Drainage from the outhouse.

4. How were the prisoners in the prison system treated in the post Civil War era?
(a) Much as prisoners today are treated.
(b) Although incarcerated they were treated with respect.
(c) They were treated according to their crimes.
(d) Like subhuman species.

5. According to the chapter "Work," what was a typical work week in the late 1800s?
(a) Five days.
(b) Four days on, four days off.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Six days.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what form did opium become widespread?

2. In the time after the Civil War, air pollution was:

3. How did Stewart keep as many employees working at one time as possible?

4. What did overpopulation in the big cities mean for the tenants in the late 1800s?

5. What prognosis did alcoholism usually carry in the late 19th century?

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